The Triumph of Artificial Intelligence: How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Way We Live Together - Softcover

Cisek, Günter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3658348984 ISBN 13: 9783658348984

Publisher: Springer, 2022

Synopsis

The book demonstrates to readers interested in social life in an understandable way how AI works and how it will dramatically change all areas of life. From the history of AI to its techniques and its diverse fields of application to its ethical-philosophical implications, all relevant aspects are presented in detail. The author does not remain descriptive, but also takes a critical stance on AI development in clear words. For the reader, the explanations are designed as a professional support corset, in order to be able to act as a knowledgeable counterpart to the AI experts. The last two chapters take the reader into the future of life with super AI. With daring scenarios, the author alerts the reader in an enjoyable way to the breathtaking and socially highly explosive perspectives associated with AI and the ethical and philosophical questions that arise from it.

This book is a translation of the original German 1^st edition Machtwechsel der Intelligenzen by Günter Cisek, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2021. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.

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About the Author

Prof. Dr. Günter Cisek, who advises major organizations such as the IMF and the World Bank and regularly holds guest professorships in Asia, always addresses socio-critical issues with linguistic wit, drawing on his vast cosmopolitan experience and interdisciplinary approach. The reader can always rely on the fact that he not only describes and analyzes, but also always takes a sociocritical attitude towards AI.

From the Back Cover

The reader first receives a comprehensive overview of the development and complex techniques of AI in an easy-to-understand presentation. Then, with a wink, all areas of application of AI are described in detail with the most current examples - critically evaluating, so that the reader may feel AI-firm. At the end of the book the author alerts the reader with imaginative future scenarios in an amusing way, what breathtaking perspectives are connected with AI in the sense of evolution.

This book is a translation of the original German 1^st edition Machtwechsel der Intelligenzen by Günter Cisek, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2021. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently froma conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.

The Author

Prof. Dr. Günter Cisek, who advises major organizations such as the IMF and the World Bank and regularly holds guest professorships in Asia, always addresses socio-critical issues with linguistic wit, drawing on his vast cosmopolitan experience and interdisciplinary approach. The reader can always rely on the fact that he not only describes and analyzes, but also always takes a sociocritical attitude towards AI.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3658348984
• ISBN 13: 9783658348984
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 163